Table 1.
Demographic and lifestyle characteristics.
| Characteristic | Full Populatio n (n=406) |
Tobacco Smoke- Unexpose d* (n=146) |
Tobacco Smoke- Exposed ** (n=247) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | <35 | 143 (35) | 40 (27) | 96 (39) |
| 35–50 | 147 (36) | 58 (40) | 86 (35) | |
| >50 | 115 (28) | 48 (33) | 65 (26) | |
| Sex | Male | 306 (75) | 106 (73) | 194 (79) |
| Female | 100 (25) | 40 (27) | 53 (21) | |
| Race | White | 195 (48) | 68 (47) | 122 (49) |
| Black | 178 (44) | 61 (42) | 110 (45) | |
| Other | 32 (8) | 17 (12) | 15 (6) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | Underweight (17.3–18.5) | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 6 (2) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 73 (18) | 19 (13) | 51 (21) | |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 132 (33) | 45 (31) | 82 (34) | |
| Obese (29.9–52.1) | 191 (48) | 81 (56) | 105 (43) | |
| Highest educational attainment | Less than high school or equivalent | 102 (25) | 34 (23) | 64 (26) |
| High school diploma or GED | 159 (39) | 48 (33) | 106 (43) | |
| Some college or 2 year degree | 106 (26) | 42 (29) | 62 (25) | |
| 4 year college graduate | 38 (9) | 22 (15) | 15 (6) | |
| Annual household income | Less than $20,000 | 161 (42) | 51 (38) | 101 (42) |
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 130 (34) | 41 (30) | 89 (37) | |
| More than 50,000 | 95 (25) | 44 (32) | 48 (20) | |
| Cigarette smoking status | Not current smoker | 266 (66) | 146 (100) | 108 (44) |
| Current smoker, fewer than 10 cigarettes per day | 75 (19) | 0 (0) | 75 (31) | |
| Current smoker, 10 or more cigarettes per day | 61 (15) | 0 (0) | 61 (25) | |
| Daily passive smoke exposure | Fewer than 30 minutes | 262 (66) | 146 (100) | 107 (43) |
| 30 minutes or more | 140 (34) | 0 (0) | 140 (57) | |
| Alcohol consumption | Not current drinker | 125 (32) | 47 (34) | 74 (31) |
| Currently drinks less than 7 drinks per week | 199 (52) | 71 (51) | 120 (51) | |
| Currently drinks 7 or more drinks per week | 62 (16) | 20 (14) | 42 (18) |
*
Tobacco smoke-unexposed participants reported no primary tobacco use, less than 30 minutes of passive smoke exposure, and had blood 2,5-DMF concentrations less than 14 ng/L.
**
Tobacco smoke-exposed participants reported primary tobacco use, 30 or more minutes of passive smoke exposure, or had blood 2,5-DMF concentrations greater than or equal to 14 ng/L.